Wheelchair-related falls in veterans with spinal cord injury residing in the community: a prospective cohort study.
Arch Phys Med Rehabil
; 91(8): 1166-73, 2010 Aug.
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| ID: mdl-20684896
ABSTRACT
OBJECTIVES:
(1) To determine the incidence of wheelchair falls and fall-related injuries in persons with spinal cord injury (SCI) living in the community. (2) To predict wheelchair-related falls and associated injuries from specific parameters including characteristics of the wheelchair user, wheelchair type and features, health care practices, wheelchair activities, and physical environment.DESIGN:
This prospective cohort study followed participants monthly over 1 year; data were collected through surveys, interviews, performance testing, observation, and medical records.SETTING:
Three Veterans' Administration hospitals.PARTICIPANTS:
Convenience sample of community-dwelling persons with SCI who used a wheelchair as their primary means of mobility (N=702).INTERVENTIONS:
Not applicable. MAIN OUTCOMEMEASURES:
Self-reports of wheelchair falls and fall-related injuries, Wheelchair User Characteristics Survey, Health Status Checklist, Health-Related Behaviors, Zuckerman Sensation Seeking Scale, Wheelchair and Equipment-Related Behaviors, Wheelchair Characteristics, Wheelchair Skills Test, and Physical Environment Assessment.RESULTS:
Of the 659 subjects who completed the study, 204 participants (31%) reported 553 fall events, and 95 subjects (14%) were injured as a result of wheelchair falls. A logistic regression model for predicting wheelchair falls identified 6 significant risk factors pain in previous 2 months, alcohol abuse, greater motor function, history of previous fall, fewer SCI years, and shorter length of wheelchair. Eighty-two percent of the variance for wheelchair fall events was explained by these 6 variables. A logistic regression model for predicting injurious falls identified 4 significant risk factors pain in previous 2 months, greater motor function, history of previous fall, and inaccessible home entrance. These 4 factors were able to explain 81% of the variance for injurious falls.CONCLUSIONS:
This is the first study to determine the incidence of wheelchair-related falls in community-dwelling people with SCI who use a wheelchair. Results indicate the incidence of falls was 31% and injurious falls was 14%. Those at greatest risk can be predicted from some readily available information regarding their clinical status, wheelchair features, and home environment.
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Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Traumatismos da Medula Espinal
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Cadeiras de Rodas
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Ferimentos e Lesões
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Acidentes por Quedas
Tipo de estudo:
Clinical_trials
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Etiology_studies
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Incidence_studies
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Observational_studies
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Prognostic_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
Aspecto:
Patient_preference
Limite:
Adult
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Aged
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Female
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Humans
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Male
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Middle aged
País/Região como assunto:
America do norte
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Arch Phys Med Rehabil
Ano de publicação:
2010
Tipo de documento:
Article
País de afiliação:
Estados Unidos